The government of Sierra Leone says it has reached a concession with striking junior doctors to return to work after they declared an indefinite strike last week, demanding for better pay and improved working conditions. Read

International campaign organization Mighty Health has alarmed over the rate of deforestation for cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast and Ghana and warned of serious consequences if nothing is done to reverse the trend. Read

The first UN global agreement setting up a common framework on the management of international migration flows was formally adopted on Monday as a two-day intergovernmental conference began in Marrakech. Read